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PROlEIEJiSS AGAIN
Defeated th: V"i!kes-Barre Alligators
: in aa Uphill Fight.
SCRAXTONS KERB DEFEATED
Springfield Won a Close and Kiclting
Pitchers' liattlo-AH tho Four
Leaders Won, Toronto
Excepted.
fVrantnn Roes down again by virtue
of ypsti'rrday'a defeat by SprinRlit'Id. but
liutfalo and Wilkrs-Harre, the othei
lull-nndprs of the second division, also
bit the dust, and so there Is no prospect
tf having; our position lowered by to
day's Kames.
iYuvidonce won its sixth RtraiRlit
Itame after an uphill tight with Wilkes
Jtarre. The Torontos' eight errors lost
them the game with Rochester, and the
name cause led to liuffalo's defeat by
Syracuse.
The Scranton-Springfield game was a
pitchers' battle. In which "Little Jack"
Horner was not quite as good aa Kas
ton, the champions' twirler.
F.nstcrn I.caguo kcsults.
Springfield 3 Scrantou 1
Providence 8 Wilkes-ilorre .... 6
Syracuse II Buffalo 7
Kochcster. A Toronto 0
1'crcentage lioeoid.
P. W. L. P.O.
Providence U 6 0 l.WM
Kochtwaep 8 6 2 ,1M
Syrueuse 7 4 H ,"70
SuiinKileld 7 4 3 ."7
Toronto 7 4 .lis
Seranton 2 4 .SIB
liuflulo 8 2 li :
Wllkeg-Uurro 7 1 ti .HI
To-day's Eastern Lencno Games.
Providence at Wllkes-Iiarre.
SurliiKtleUl at Scranton.
Syracuse at littfTulo.
Kochester ut Toronto.
OPENING OF THE SEASON.
Two Thousand Persons Saw a Great
Game or Ball and Incidentally Saw
Scranton Defeated b Springfield.
Two thousand spectators cheered and
yelled and perspired and did other
things that cranks are wont to do to
make the home club win. It was no
use. HprinRfleld took the biscuit in a
pitchers' melee in which Scranton's
"Little Jack" Horner wasn't quite as
Rood as a little Springfield colt named
Kaston. The score was 3 to 1, but the
Kame was anybody's up to the last inn
ing, when McDermott's men missed the
chance to get some hits together.
Scranton lost; but from an artistic
base ball standpoint, the game was a
beaut, "tie of the real, genuine kinds of
beauts which keeps the bleachers in
perpetual danger of heart disease. It
was just the kind of a game for the
opening of the lOastern league season,
with but one drawback. The one dis
appointment was that the other fellows
won. but they had to draw all the cards
they needed and play a close, conserva
tive game to do the trick. And then.
Umpire Kelly. He was In the came,
too; that is, he was supposed to be in
the game, but no one will stake their
life on such a fact until Kel chalks up
a bit on balls and strikes. Scranton
didn't get the worst of it, but Mr. Kelly
will run less chance of spoiling future
matinees if he will sharpen his eagle
eye a bit.
SWEETENED DEFEAT.
Everything conspired to sweeten the
bitterness of defeat. The Weather was
ideal, the crowd was large, the patrons
were accommodated as never before In
Hcranton, and the grounds looked like
the grounds you read about and not like
a ww pasture, as in the days of yore
the good old days when everybody
planked down the admission price and
then hustled to get what very little
there was of the best of everything.
Surely all these things made a homoeo
palhlc pill out of an alopat'hlc defeat.
What will Interest the lady cranks
all the gentler sex there were ladies
Is the fact that Manager Burns, the
Beau Brummell manager of the Eastern
league, married a mascot in Springfield
the other day, and the two are making
a honeymoon trip out of this jaunt with
the club. Mrs. Hums 1b a mascot of
the rare kind, as she didn't go to see
the game, but her husband's club won
Just the same.
. When play was called at 3.30 o'clock
the crowd practically filled the two sets
of bleachers, occupied most of tho seat
ing space in the enlarged grandstand
and overflowed itself along the inlleld
fences. The gathering was much bet
ter in tone than in the days of old, but
the old standby cranks were there Just
the same. And so was "Jack" Neat.
He doesn't get a free pass to the Karnes
liow-a-days and that's why he rooted
for Springfield. Anyhow, the new
bigness of the property and its clcan-
' liness and th perfect arrangements
and comfort put everybody In a good
nutured and enthusiastic humor.
Before the game was half finished it
.was apparent that the 1S96 Scranton
club Is better than any that has rep
resented this city in rormer years.
The tWO Weak fmntR nn tho tnam ivaM
recognized but were considered in a
charitable light because the collective
work was so good and because the
tlnal result was plainly due to circum
stances fortunate to the visitors rather
than inferior work bv Scranton. This
is true because Hutchinson's error
which permitted Springfield to score the
winning run In the fourth was offset by
n like offence by Lynch which gave the
1..0H1 uarons tneir only tally.
HEARTY IN ITS SUPPORT.
That the crowd was hearty In Its sup
port for the Scranton players and In
full accord with the effort of the new
owners to give the city real live base
ball was shown by the applause which
greeted each Scranton player when he
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first walked up to the idate. The ap
plause whs c.f course greatest for
Menn.-y, Ward and K: pan of the '93
team, but tlie others .. th - same kind
of a reception. I'iuinly thre was no
tiftd for randstaiid posiu or for a
player throwing bouquets at himself;
the audience did all that.
Hutchinson, the newest Scranton
player, made a hit. not a base hit but a
favorable impression. It was his mis
fortune to make a costly error, though
the game was won later anyhow, but
his heavy, fest Held playing nnd brisk,
clean style of hitting was sufficient to
introduce him as a player, a god play
er. Maguire, too, considering his crip
pled leg was put down as a player who
is bound to be fast and opular. These
two. with Senator Ward, gave ample
evidence that their section of the in
Held is all right. Chiles on first did as
well as could be exerted of one who
is doing emergency duty in a position
as foreign to him as is a strange garret
to n cat.
"Red" McDonald, the Sprlnfield cap
tain and second baseman, strained his
side early In the week and will not be
able to play for a week, and his cus
tomary place was occupied by Coogati,
the ex-l'niversity of Pennsylvania
catcher. The swift and sure shortstop
work of Will Shannon, brother of
Frank, the '95 Sprinlleld shortstop, who
was sold to Louisville, was a feature of
the ganie. So was Ounson's catching,
which had much to do with Eastern's
steadiness.
FIRST AT THE BAT.
Scranton was first nt bat, and Sen
ator Ward got an ovation and the Bame
recognition was bestowed on Meaney,
who followed. The applause was con
tinued until the batting order was com
pleted In the third Inning, and at fre
quent Intervals thereafter.
Ward and Meaney Hew out and Chiles
rapped a hot liner to left. It was but
a single hit but Lynch let It go through
his legs, the ball rolling to the corner
of the field and Chiles scoring with
several feet to spare. Eagan Hew out.
For Springfield Leahy drew four wide
ones and pot third on Lynch's out nt
first and Coogan s tly to center, nut
Gilbert was thrown out at flrst. Score,
1-0.
Flnck. in the second. Hew out to cen
ter; Maguire had the third strike called
on him and Rafferty was nailed nt flrst.
It was only by sharp fielding that tne
Ponies scored but one run. With one
out. Shannon singled and went to third
on a hit by Oruber. Ounson pushed a
fast one down to Hutchinson, wntcti
that pluyer did well to stop. Easton
forced Ounson. and liruDer mane a
break for home, but was beaded by
Ward's ciuick throw to Raftetty. A
short period of see-snwlng on the line
put Qruber out. Score, 1-1.
Horner started the third with a single
to right, but was too greedy and was
nut out by Schemer's goou tnrow to
second. Ward and Meaney fouled out.
With two Sprlngflelders out Coogan hit
to left and Gilbert Hew out to Flack.
Chiles and Hutchinson were out on
flies in the fourth, but Eagan lined
one over Shannon's head. Flack was
thrown out at flrst.
THE WINNING RUN.
Then Springfield scored the winning
run. Schelfler opened with a triple to
right-center but couldn't get In- on
Shannon s out nt first, liruner nit one
down to Hutchinson and Schelller mos-
led for home. Hutchinson hnrt mm a
mile but threw too low for Kafl'erty to
handle the ball. The next two up were
easy outs at first. Score, 1-2.
Maguire, Rafferty and Horner went
out one-two-three in the fifth. The same
fate awaited Springfield, though Lynch
might have had a chance to score if he
had not run out of line and been de
clared out.
with two out Chiles singled in tne
sixth and Hutchinson grounded out to
first. Good sharp fielding again kept
the visitors down. Gilbert led off with
a two-bagger and Schetiler singled to
short. Chiles muffed the throw, Gil
bert getting third. Schel'f stole second.
Shannon rapped aslzzler to Hutchinson
and was retired. Schetiler was In a
trance between second anu tntfd. anu
Gilbert started home when Chiles threw
the ball to Ward. Gilbert was naueu
at the plate. Gruber flew out.
Eacan drew four Palis in tne sevenin
but was forced by Flack. Maguire hit
one which resulted in a double play.
It was also one-two-lhree with Spring-
Held.
In the eighth with two out Ward
mnile a double and reached second by
an eyelash. Meaney flew out to Leahy.
THE FINAL RUN.
Sm-lnefleld profited a run by Scran
ton's misfortune. Ward made a fine stop
or Lynch's single hut had no chance to
Held the ball. Coogan sacrificed. Gil
bert hit a cannon ball down to Maguire
who blocked it but the ball shot up into
the air and came down too late to stop
T.vnch at third or Gilbert at first. This
speedy hit would never have been made
but for the collision i.etwecn mies aim
Haffertv in chasing after a high foul
from Gilbert's bat. Th" remit was that
Lynch scored on schemers out at nrsi.
Shannon Hew out to Ward. Score 13.
With one out In the ninth Scranton
missed a chance to score. After Hutch
inson went to first on balls Eagan
Hew out and Flack was retired at Hist.
Score;
SCRANTON.
A H. R. II. P.O. A. E.
Ward, 2b 4 1 3 4 0
Meaney, rf 4 0 0 0 0 0
Chiles, lb 4 1 2 lit 0 1
Hutchinson, ss 3 0 1 0 3 1
Kngan, If 3 0 1 2 0 0
Flack, cf 4 0 0 2 0 0
Mncuire. 3b 3 0 0 1 2 1
Rafferty, c 3 0 0 2 2 0
Horner, p 3 II 1 0 4 0
Totals 31 1 tl 2ll Vi 3
"Lynch out for running out of line.
SPRINGFIELD.
A.H. R. II. T.O. A. Ti.
Leahy, cf 3 0 1 4 0 0
Lynch, If 4 1110 1
Coogan, 2b 3 0 1 2 1 0
Gilbert, 3b 4 0 2 2 2 0
Schemer, rf 4 1 1 0 1 0
Shannon, ss 4 1 14 3 0
Gruber, lb 3 0 1 11 0 l
Gtinson, c 3 0 1 3 0 0
Easton, p 3 0 0 0 5 0
Totals 31 3 9 27 12 1
Scranton 1 00000000-1
Springlield 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 x 3
Earned runs Springflelil, 2. Two-base
hits Hutchinson. Ward, Gilbert. Three
base hit Schetiler. Sacrifice hit Coogan.
Stolen bases Schefll'T, Gilbert. Left on
bases Sent nton. 5; Springfield, 6. Struck
out Schefiler, Maguire. Double plays
Hutchinson to Chiles to Ward to Rafferty;
Rafferty to Chiles to Ward to Chiles; Eas
ton to Coogan to Oruber. First on Errors
Sprlngtleld, 2. Flrsl on balls Off Hor
ner. 2; off Easton, 1. Umpire Kelly. Time
-1.85, ,
Providence- Wllkes-Iiarre.
Wllkes-Darre, May 8. In spite of the
threatening weather 2,500 persons as
sembled at Athletic park this afternoon
to witness the opening of the Eastern
league season in this city. The great
est enthusiasm wan manifested by the
spectators until the sixth inning
when Providence took the lead. The
home team played well at the start be
ing nhle to score three runs In the first
four Innings while their opponents were
unable to get a man across the plate.
After the fourth Inning, however, the
visitors batted Keenan hard and safe,
The finish was close and exciting but
tho home team could not overcome the
lead secured by Providence, Score:
WILKE8-BARRE.
. A.B. R. H. P.O. A. E.
Betts. cf .1 0 1 ll 11
Lezotte, rf 5 112 1 0
Lytle, If 5 0 0 4 0 2
Earle, lb 4 0 1 11 0 0
Smith, 3b 4 11 1 10
Dlgglns, c .. 4 0.1 4 0 1
Vought, 2b 4 2 1 1 4 0
Mc.Mahon, ss 4 12 3 2 1
Keenan, p 4 1 i 0 8 0
Total .38 11 27 11 S
.
PROVIDENCE.
A.H. K. H. P.I
K.
U3?. rf ...
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t'anvlt, 3I .
hnlKtit. II ..
Uriiut.y. It. .
L'ooney. ss .
t'jtidvan. 2b
Murray, rf .
lixon, c ....
Kouson, p ..
0
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I
3
0
0
1
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0
0
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Totals II 8 14 27 12 1
Providence 0 00923310 S
Wllkes-Kurre 01110010 2 ti
Karneii runs Providence. 5; Wilijes
!.arr Tirsr bfise In ertors- PrtiviiU net
I'; Wiilus-H'iT", I Lett n I ser IVovi
i.crce. fi; V i!l:i-s-1'r; e, (i. Kit'st has- on
buii-i , H'j-fson. 1. Slri.ek out By liod
b'jii: cuht (2), Helts, Simth, Mc ita
hun; by Keenan: Iloa. Home runs
KntKht, McMubon. Three-base hit Cana
van, Murray, I.vons, Dixon. Two-base
hits Smith. -Mc.Mahon. Lezotte, Knight.
Kt-enun, Hetts. Stolen bases Earl.
YouKhl, Itetts. Double plays McMuhoti
t( I.' I .-!.. Umlonn I . . 1 '.Mix... n llrnnhu
WiM pitches Hudson, 2, I'mpire Uoesfii-
cr. itnie mul
Kocliovtcr-Toronto.
Toronto, Ont., May 8. Ideal weather fa
vored the opening of the Eastern league
season here today. Oaffney failed to turn
up, and Moran ami Day umpired the game.
It was a pitchers' battle. The home team
HeltleU raggedly, allowing six unearned
runs anil failed to get a man past second
base except In the seventh, when Sluai't
and Smith singled after two were out.
Score:
R.H.E.
Uochesier 0 110 0 1030-0 7 1
Toronto U 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I) 0 0 8
Batteries Herman and Boyj; Stuley and
Casey. I'mplres Moran and Uay.
Syrncuee-lluffnln.
Buffalo. N. Y.,1 May 8. The Buffalo
made costly errors, Which lust them the
game today, while the-Stars made but
few. Score: S
R H E
Buffalo 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0- 7 11 A
Syracuse 1 1002212 211 12 2
Hatterles E. Delaney and Hess; Starti
rll, HernUon and Urquhart. empire
8 wart wood.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
The Phillies lost to Chicago but the
Quakers remain the leaders in the race.
Their position is held by a narrow mar
gin, however, aa. Pittsburg, Haston,
Chicago and Cincinnati, the four clubs
next in order, won and are pushing
hard toward first place. The New Yorks
won from St. Louis in a pitchers' bat
tle. Cleveland goes from eighth up to
fifth, ahead of Cincinnati and . lialtt
moie. PERCENTAGE RECORD.
1'. W. L. P.O.
Philadelphia 17 12 f .706
Pittsburg 10 11 f. .ilSS
Boston 17 11 5 .'117
Chli-iurn IS 11 7 .011
Cleveland 15
Cincinnati 17 10 7 .AS
Baltimore 17 9 8 .mh
Washington 17 8 9 471
Brooklyn 17 7 10 .412
St. Louis 18 7 11 .ISO
New York 18 S 12 .278
Louisville i t .'iu
Tndav's National League Games.
Washington at Pittsburg.
Brooklyn at Cleveland.
Baltimore at Cincinnati.
Boston at Louisville.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
New York at St. Louis.
At St. Louis- P..H.E.
St. Louis 0 000002002 4 2
New York O02O3O0OO-5 5 1
Batteries Donahue and McKurland;
Clarke anil Wilson.
At Cincinnati R.H.E.
Cincinnati 2 1 8 1 0 2 0 0- 9 12 0
Baltimore 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 10 5
Batteries Ehret and Peitz; Pond, Clark
ion and Clark.
At Cleveland R.H.E.
Cleveland 0 0501140 x 11 12 1
Brooklyn 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4
Batteries Wilson and Zinimer; Kennu
dy, Abbey and Grim.
At Pittsburg R.H;E.
Pittsburg 7 1 0 0 0 2 1 5 x-19 12 0
Washington tMUU0iU3 a b
Batteries Huphey and Merltt; German,
Boyd and MeUuire.
At Louisville R.H.E.
Louisville 0 000000000 4 2
Boston 0120001B X 7
Batteries Smith and Warner; Stivetta
and Uanzall.
At Chicago R.H.E.
Chicago 0 0000320 X 5 7 2
Philadeluhla 0 10000200-3 3
Batteries Griffith and Donohue and Kit
trldge; McGUl and Boyle.
STATE LEAGUE.
At Shamokln It.H.E.
Shaniokiu 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0- 9 14 2
Easton 4 3002021 X 12 211 2
Batteries Cain, Kulbener anil Kox; ho
hot nnil Smith ITmuIre Elsenhower.
At Philadelphia R.H.E.
Athletic 2 1 3 0 0 (I 2 2 1 11 Hi 2
llazletnn 0 00002 0 002 7 2
Butteries White and Schaub: Prom
Cooper uiul J. Jordan. Umpire Phelan.
At Pottsvllle- R.H.E.
Pnitsvllle 0 1 0 2 6 0 2 1 012 10 8
Carbondale 6 2 2 0 1 0 5 2 x-18 15
Batteries Kllrov. Cronin oinl Munlgan;
O'Gata, Andetsan and Lilly, I'mpltv
"AW R.H.K.
Vnrlf ooooooooo 0 1 s
Lancaster 20010000 x 3 5 0
Batteries McCoach and Young; West
and Uolh. Umpires Hornung.
FRED GILBERT CHAMPION,
Wins tho National Clay Pigeon Tourna
ment at Gntteuberg, X. J.
Guttenbeig, N. J.. May 8 Fred Gil
bert, of Spirit Lake, low a, won the title
of "Chnmpion target sbot of America"
at the National clay pigeon ch.implon
sliin tournament which was concluded
here this afternoon. Gilbert broke 266
out of a possible 300 flying targets, de
feating E. D. Fulford, of Utica, N. V.,
end J. A. K. Elliott, of Kansas City,
who tied for second place with 261
breaks each. Rolls Helkes, of Dayton,
Ohio, Hnished fourth with a total of 253
broken.
The trophy won by Gilbert Is a hand
some silver cup, valued at $300, and will
be held subject to challenge at due no
tlce. The winner Is a well known live
bird shot In the west. He won the Du
pont cup at the big shoot at Baltimore
last October. In addition to the title
and trophy Gilbert won about $500 at
the tournament and had the best gen
eral average of 643 In the four days
shoot. Fulford's average of 636 was
second best and Elliot came next with
624. Helkes was close on third with a
generul average of 620.
AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT.
Barron, In the Times-Herald.
London's newest paper, the Daily Cour
ier, chose Shakespeare's birthday for
its own "borning." It makes Its appear
ance in folio size and in pamphlet form,
having some twenty pages. Well-printed
and clean, It maKos a Diignt diu ror pui
He favor somewhat on American lines
Two radical departures from what may
be terme l the chronic English Journalism
are newslness and headings. An effort is
mane io present a wine variety oi matter,
a complete digest or chronicle of news
of interest, as well as of dramatic, musi
cal, literary and sporting affairs, each
article, feature or independent para'
graoh having a heading, so that the read'
cr is spared the necessity, forced upon him
by other papers, of getting half way
through and article before he can learn
what it is about. A peculiarity Is the ab
sence of editorials, all editorial comment
being made in connection with the impart
ing of the news or information. The
Courier is tho nearest approach to an
American newspaper, In its comprehen
siveness and classification, among London
journals; and that the departure from the
old conservative style of acephalous lead
ers, editorials and general news nara-
graphs Is a welcome one the popular de
mand for the paper In the last two days
would seem to indicate. One other virtue It
has In the moral tone It adopts; the editors
seem to have resolvpd that a newspaper
can thrive and abundantly prosper with,
out nermlttlng Its columns to be defiled
with scandals, disgraced by sensations or
brutalized by the exploitation of crimes
and criminals. In these respects the Lon
don press is really the best In the world,
but the new dully starts out with the
cleanest pages of all, a cleanness that
uoes not uimintsn us Drigntness. .
. Tho Drldao Went Down.
Troy, N. Y., May 8. Thl? morning while
mi wuii uii uiv .nnu cum
pany's stone bridge which had been con
demned and was being replaced by an Iron
structure, one of the archeit fell. Exlste
vinceiette, doss or toe repair gang,
drowned,- ;
PRESiDENT POWERS HERE
Was in Conference With Scranton
Club Owners Last Niyht.
HIS VISIT WAS INSIGNIFICANT
Controversy of Power, the Player, is Still
Inset tied-Where the Club Needs
Streagthoning About To
daj's Game.
President Powers, of the Eastern
league, came to Scranton last night and
met the Brooks brothers ana Messrs.
Simpson and Shepherd. They had a
long conversation in Mr. Iirooks' office
in the Traders' bank building. Man
ager McDcrmott was present. No par
ticular significance was attached to
Mr. Powers' visit.
The Tom Power matter was dis
cussed ui a general way, but Is still in
the same' condition as early In th week.
Manager Burns, of the Springtlelds,
still has hopes of getting the player and
so expressed himself to n Tribune re
porter last night. The Scranton own
ers have nothing to say on the subject.
but their failure to negotiate for any
one else has its own slgnttlcunce.
After yesterday's game It Is appar
ent what a strong aggregation Scran
ton would have with a competent first
baseman and a heavy hitting catcher.
This is not Indicative that the man
agement, hasn't the object In view.
They have, and the arrangement will
permit putting Chiles In center field,
thus increasing the already great hit
ting strength of the team nnd strength
ening its only two weak points.
Trvlincw, taola0,l 4nr,lt(h tm1V. fin W-
lcy or CouGhlln will be in the box for
Sprlngfields. The game will imeiy ue
n.l.nnt.uu.l (,., n 1 CI ,,fWlvH AS lfirCTe
n iiii, ii j . . -'
, ...w.awlnv fit if in nilmlttpfl that the
opening game showed the Scranton club
strong ana wortny 01 Buppna iuiu u
will probably get this afternoon the
support It deserves.
President
n.....a ti. frnntinn- its rep
resentative the entrance to all base ball
parks In the Eastern league circuit.
1USE HALL NOTES.
Rochester has nineteen men
h?r
pay roll.
Mutvey is playing
a remarkable game
for Rochester.
Bob Leatlley is managing a ciuu in "
Pacific league.
Cleveland Is stuck on Jack Shearon,
drafted from Buffalo.
Pitcher Gruber has a uroaen nose uuo
to a muffed foul ball.
Count Tonv Mnllane Is pitching pheno
menal ball for St. Paul.
Anson says he would db wuimi io bivc
Willie Bill Hutchison a new trial.
McGraw Is getting well so fast that he
expects to join the Orioles May 20.
t p to last saiuraay Corcoran nunwii
to get at least one hit in every game.
.1 ttiirl Wngner is dickering with Lester
German, and may sign him this week.
The reclpts ror tne Marry wriK". muii
ument reported to dale are only $1,608.
Everett, third baseman, of Chicago,
played his first nine games without an er-
jr.
The Baltimore club has loaned Pitcher
Gray, whom Chapman was after, to Co
lumbus. Wilkeg-Barre Is trying to secure a pltcu
er from the eight now being carried by
Baltimore.
Liwyer and Rhlnes will probably prove
the star pitchers of the Cint'lnnatls this
season. . .
If ever a team nlaved In hard lucK trom
the beginning of a season that team is
McCloskey's.
Louisville has been angling for Third
Baseman Ellis, of the Shamokln club, who
Is a good man.
In the Western league tne attendance at
the opening games was 10,000, while it was
19,000 In the Eastern.
There are now three Delennntys on in
diamond one with Philadelphia, one with
Cleveland, and ono with the Qulncy club
of the Western association.
A Baltimore man on bases Is worth see
ing. He always has a good lead and
thinks he is losing speed If he does net
go from first to third on an ordinary sin
gle. Tom Burns, of Springfield, has got a
good man In Coogan, who is well known
here as the former catcher of the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania teum. Providence
Journal.
George McVey, the well-known ball
player, at died at Quincy, 111., Sunday, of
consumption. He played wllh Peoria;
Otnnhn, Kansas City, Evnnsviile anil a
number of other clubs.
Vow Uncle Anson believes in encourag
ing young America, and suggests that the-
gates be thrown open arter the seventh
Inning nnd the boys, admitted free of
charge. This movement would popularize
the magnates, uiul help the bleacher pat
ronage. Jack Glasscock, the once famous short
stop in the national game, is gathering
In new laurels in the Western league.
He Is playing first base for Charlie Com
iskey, manager of the St. Paul team in
the Western league. In Milwaukee Jack
knocked the board off the fence for a
Home run in the tenth inning, and won
the game for his team.
Manager Dan Shannon, of the Rocho
ters did u wise thing when he secured the
release of Bottenus from the Bisons and
signed mm ror Uochcsters' right garden
when he played yesterday. Selbel will
go on the pitching staff of the Brownies.
Bottenus writes that he Is pleased with the
deal. He is a worthy young man and a
conscientious player and has the h..t
wishes of a host of fans In this city, who
ueiiKiiieu in seeing nun play. Buffalo
t-ourier.
AMATEUR BALL NOTES.
The National Base Ball club of Pine
urooa accept tne challenge of the Em-
mens oi uunevue on Electric ground
May 10. at 2.30 sharp. A. Meinzer, man
ager; J. Connors, cantaln.
The Uncle Sam Boys Base Bull club
would like to organize a league of four
clubs whose members are under 1fi years
ui Hgi'i j'ichhu iiiitiress i.eroy Mutnton,
manager: Robert Hutchinson, captain.
Uncle Sam's Bovs won from the Ouinev
Avenue Stars yesterday by the score of '.'3
to 20 on the Quincy Avenue grounds. The
batteries were; Stanton and Corbett, and
jtrown and casmeman; umpire, Eddie
O'Roillv.
The West Side Stars defeated the Weit
Side, Jrs., In a game of ball by the score
or i io is. i ney would line to plav thein
any time for money. Willie Gallagher.
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The ti'uih Scranton Wheelmen made
a club run to Elmhurst and return lust
evening. The South Side club Is in a
nourishing condition.
Buffalo Is now the greatest "Bicycle
city in the world." It claims 40.000
wheelmen and women, and the number
is increasing at the rate of luO a day.
Both the Scranton Dlcycle club and
the Green Ridge Wheelmen are taking
In many new members at each meeting.
The boom In the wheel trade adds mem
bers to bicycle clubs everywhere.
The bicycle division of the "Country
club" consisting of the younger people
of "The Hill" enjoyed their flrst club
run Monday evening out through Green
Ridge. James lllair is captain, and
Miss Archbald. lieutenant.
A number of the Green Ridge Wheel
men are contemplating a vacation trip
on their wheels to liichrr.ond. Va., via
Harrisbtirg, down the Shenandoah Val
ley. The trip will probably consume
two weeks and will be taken in August.
The formation of a new bicycle club
which Is being agitated on the West
Side bids fair to be a success. The
promoters of the scheme have already
secured upwards of forty wheelmen,
who will Join at the first meeting,
which will be held Very soon. The new
club will immediately secure a club
house after perfecting an organization.
We would suggest to the manage
ment of the Baseball association that
they make some arrangements whereby
wheelmen who ride their wheels to the
games may have them checked and
taken care of while they witness the
play. The wheelmen vould greatly ap
preciate this convenience and would
willingly pay a small sum, say ten cents,
for tho accommodation.
We do not uphold the right
of wheelmen to ride on side
walks, but will say right here,
thnt If the streets were In good condi
tion, there would be no cause for a
"sidewalk ordinance." Anyone who
knows anything about cycling knows
that a dirt road In good condition Is pre
ferable to a stone sidewalk or an as
phalt pave for easy riding and com
fort. One of the mnny bicycles made "ex
pressly for Lillian Russell" was on ex
hibition in this city Thursday last dur
the actress's engagement at the Acad
emy of Music. The wheel was a hand-
sonio one. The parts ordlnnrily enam
eled, were silver plated, and the sec
tions which on the ordinary safety are
nlcklcd, were gold plnted. The wheel
Ia said to be worth S1.000. It attracted
much attention in Florey's show win
dow, placarded as It was. "Lillian Rus
sell s 51.0U0 bicycle. As a matter of
fact. Mies Russell has never ridden the
wheel, and In nil probability never will.
but has no doubt, for due consideration,
allowed the manufacturers to make this
wheel "expressly" for her, and exhibit
It In tho cities in which she appears.
This Isn't the first wheel mnde "ex
pressly for Miss Russell"; there are
others.
The Green Ridge Wheelmen will con
duct a club run to the meeting of the
Anthracite Valley Cinder Path associa
tion at Mahon s hall. Olyphant, next
Thursday evening. All the wheelmen
of tht city and vicinity are Invited and
requested to join the "Run , as a large
attendance Is desired at the meeting,
the object being the perfect arrange
ments for the building of the cinder
path from Scranton to Carbondale and
Crystal lake. It Is Important that all
wheelmen who are Interested In this
great Improvement should attend the
meeting. A few enterprising wheelmen
have organized and perfected plans,
etc.. and with the aid of the majority
of the riders throughout the valley the
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"path wiU soon be a matter of ract.
All wheelmen who will accompany th
Green Kiilge boys to the Olyphant meet
ing are requested to be at the Green
Klil-;e W heeliueu'H club house not later
than 7.00 p. m. Thursday as Captain
Carr and his riders will start promptly
at that time.
Tom Kck and Johnnie Johnson, the
great American trainer and rider re
spectively, have a Jonah. At least,
that's what professional wheelmen say.
For five years whenever they started
out for records, and Willis B. Troy, tho
well known trainer-manager. apears
on the scene, their plans have unvari
ably gone wrong. On this account we
suppose, E. C. Stearns & Company, of
Syracuse, have engaged Troy to take a
"Stearns team" across the water,
where Eck and Johnson are at present
cutting a great figure in racing circles.
Troy will sail for France about the
last of this month, taking- with him
Charley Murphy, Harry Wheeler and
Earl Kizer, a speedy Frenchman whose
name Troy refuses to divulge, will be
added to the team upon Its arrival on
the other side. The team is certainly
a fast one, and Troy says they will "eat
Johnson up," which Is much easier said
than done. The bicycle racing element
in this country will watch the result
of this fracas with much interest.
Robinson street, the only approach to
the West Side which can be used by
wheelmen, could be put In passable con
dition nt very little expense. This
street is always very muddy In the
damp season, the only remedy for
which Is a pavement, but during dry
weather, such aa we have had for two
weeks, the road could be made very
rldeable if the big stones, which lay
loosely on the surface of the street,
and which make wheeling very danger
ous, both by day and night, were re
moved. Councilman Seamans of the
Thirteenth ward, has had all the loose
stones which lay on the streets of his
ward removed nnd has filled up all the
uneven places In the streets with cin
ders so that wheeling in that section
Is a pleasure. Hy removing; the loose
stones on Robinson street (many of
which are as big as watermelons) the
wheelmen would not be the only ones
benefited thereby, but also the owners
of vehicles who are obliged to drive on
that thoroughfare. Remove the stones.
Fourteen entries have been received
for the handicap alley ball contest at
the court at Dunmore corners. Players
from Olyphant, Archbald, Bellevue,
Sibley, Taylor and other towns In the
county will participate.
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